Repair bottom or plate



Nov. 27, 1923. 1,475,321

G. E. RUSSELL REPAIR BOTTOM OR PLATE Filed June 15 1922 gwuomlfoz GURussell Patented Nov. 27, 1923.-

UNITED STATES- GEORGE E. RUSSELL,

OIE HAJEILTON, OHIO. I

REPAIR BOTTOM OR PLATE.

Application filed June 15, 1922.- Serial No. 568,656.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE E RUSSELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hamilton, in the county of Butler and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and use ful Improvements in a Repair Bottom orPlate; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a repair bottom or plate.

In many containers and receptacles, for instance coal buckets orscuttles, the bottom frequently wears out before the balance of thearticle, rendering it useless. It is the prime object of thisinventionto provide a repair or supplemental bottom which may be usedunder such circumstances in order to repair the article or place it incondition for further. use so that maximum use may be' obtained from thesame.

Another object is to provide a repair bottom or plate which may be madein a single piece, stamped rapidly and expeditiously from sheet metal,and which may be readily applied to the injured bottom.

Additional objects and advantages will become apparent from aconsideration of the description following taken in connection withaccompanying drawings illustrating one practical embodiment.

In said drawings Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through a 00211hod or scuttle repaired in accordance with my invention; and

Figure 2 is a detail perspective View of the supplemental bottom orplate.

Like reference characters designate like or similar parts in both views.

A conventional or representative container or receptacle is shown in thedrawings by way of a coal hod or scuttle as at A. The bottom wall ofsaid hod is designated B.

In use the bottom'wall B frequently wears away before the side wall andremainder of the container. The invention therefore aims to provide ameans whereby the bottom B may be repaired or rendered serviceable forfurther use.

To this end a supplemental bottom in the nature of a disk or plate ofany desired shape is provided as at 10. This bottom is preferably placedon top of the bottom B. Bottom 10 may be made from sufficiently strongbendable sheet metal and have one or morerattaching spurs 11 strucktherefrom and preferably pointed as at 12.

In applying the plate 19, the point 12 and lugs 11 pierce and penetratethe bottom B. The piercing may be effected by the points 12 alone or ifdesired holes may first be punched in the bottom B to facilitateentrance of said lugs. After the lugs have passed through the bottom B,they are upset or bent and clinched against the bottom B so that thebottom 10 will be securely positioned. Thus it will be" realized thatthe bottom consists of a single sheet or piece of metal.

The supplemental or repair bottom may be readily applied by the noviceas well as an experienced workman. If desired, the spurs 11 may bewelded to the bottom As merely one practical embodiment has beenillustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes inthedetails may be resorted to provided they fall within the spirit andscope of the invention.

I claim as my invention l. A repair bottom for a hod or the likeconsisting of a plate adapted to be placed on the upper surface of thebottom of the hod, the plate having lugs struck therefrom adapted topenetrate the bottom of the hod and be bent against the same.

2. The combination with a hod or the like having a bottom, of a repairbottom for the first mentioned bottom consisting of a plate resting onthe upper surface'of the first mentioned bottom, and lugs struck fromthe repair bottom penetrating and secured to the first bottom.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HERMAN L. Lis'r, C. P. KRAMER.

